Independent magazine events Autumn 2026 edition
Summer 2026 has wrapped and the print calendar continues to be a shining light on social feeds. Countless people attended fairs, conferences, readings and lectures across the world and that support for independent magazines and publishing more broadly is a wonderful reflection of how print continues to be more relevant than ever before.
This Autumn features a fresh range of launch parties, readings and fundraisers to drive these independent titles forward and to sustain their missions.
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Souvenir to launch issue three in Paris
SOUVENIR is a literary journal of arts and culture, published three times a year in Paris and is on the cusp of releasing the third issue. They write, “founded in the spirit of the early Paris Review, SOUVENIR is dedicated to discovering and promoting new writers and artists, both here in France and across Europe.”
This October SOUVENIR is throwing a party to celebrate the first anniversary of the magazine. Held at Nanna in Paris on the 10th of October, the launch event will see issue three released. Magazines will be available on-site for purchase.
Details:
October 10th 2026
6pm – 9pm
Port de Montebello, Paris 5ème
Links:
https://www.souvenir-paris.com/
Nanna-paris.fr
Zweikommasieben to launch issue 31 in New York
Zweikommasieben is a contemporary music publication based in Switzerland, exploring the evolving landscape of sound, culture, and critical listening since 2011.
As announced on Instagram, they wrote “on the occasion of Rafał Skoczek’s solo exhibition @kinodrift.nyc , we’re warmly inviting you to a launch event for our latest issue, titled Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire. Among others, @samuelreinhard__ , who contributed a wonderful essay to the issue, will be present.”
The launch event will be held on the 3rd of October at WSA in New York.
Details:
3rd October 2026
from 7pm
WSA
161 Water Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10038
Links:
https://zweikommasieben.ch/
https://www.wsa.nyc/
Notch magazine to host New York release party to mark issue four
Notch is a literary and arts magazine based in New York and Paris. With three issues published at time of writing, the next issue ‘IF/ELSE’ is set to be released this October at a launch event in New York.
As gathered by their website, issue four will feature the work of: Adams Adeosun, Noah Berrie, Olivia Bryant, Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell, Willem Deisinger, David Douard, Sasha Dugdale, Mattia Guarnera, Clare James, Salomé Jishkariani, Hyun Woo Kim, Preslav Kostov, Artur Leão, Jack Nancy, Katerina Pavlidis, Andrew Ridker, David Bailey Ross, Alia Shaukat, Alona Sobolevska, Marie Spellerberg, Maria Stepanova, Yukang Tao, Alexey Titarenko, William T. Vollmann, and Arina Zhuravleva.
The event will be held at telos.haus in Brooklyn and includes readings and music. Subscribers to Notch enter for free.
Details:
October 15th 2026
Telos Haus 303 Ten Eyck St, Brooklyn, NY.
The BitterSweet Review to host a night of readings in London
The BitterSweet Review is a “literary magazine for queers & their friends,” they write on Instagram. They further expand this on their website, noting the magazine as “a publishing platform dedicated to the advancement of queer literature and visual culture.”
Announced on Instagram, the team is hosting a night of readings by queer and trans writers this October. A list of writers have been added to the poster including Nora Padilla, D Mortimer, Tadhg Haran and many more. The event will be held in the Love Affair Basement, a venue in Hackney, London, the night aims to raise funds for issue four of the magazine.
Details:
Sunday 18 October 2026
17:00 22:00
Love Affair Basement
324 – 326 Hackney Road
E2 7AX London, United Kingdom
Links:
https://thebittersweetreview.com/
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Cover Story hosts magazine pop-up in Brighton
Brand new pop-up shop Cover Story is set to open a new pop-up at Duke’s at Komedia in Brighton.
As noted on Instagram: “For one weekend only, @CoverStoryBrighton is popping up upstairs at Duke’s, bringing hundreds of independent magazines covering film, photography, fashion, art, music, culture and everything beautifully niche in between.”
Details:
3rd and 4th October 2026
2-5pm both days
Duke’s at Komedia – upstairs in the bar
44–47 Gardner Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UN
Links:
Zineius is a brand new week-long celebration of print
ZINEIUS is a collaboration between Lekker Creative and Picnic to bring a week-long celebration of print to Saint Leonards-on-sea on the South Coast of the UK. It’s set to be held between the 25th and 30th of October.
They wrote on Instagram, “[ZINEIUS is] inspired by Brian Eno’s idea of ‘scenius’, the collective intelligence of a scene, ZINEIUS is interested in the communities, subcultures and shared obsessions that shape culture and taste, and the independent publishing that comes out of them.”
The first issue ‘SUCK IT + SEE’ sees Lekker and Picnic curate a pop-up shop full of their favourite independent zines, magazines and photobooks. The schedule includes the pop-up launch party, a ‘Bring your own zine’ round table, an all-ages zine-making workshop series and conversations about publishing.
To RSVP please reach out to Lekker Creative on Instagram.
Details:
25th – 30th October 2026
Picnic
40 Marina, TN38 0BU
magCulture Live London returns this November
magCulture is back this Autumn with a brand new edition of magCulture Live London, an event to celebrate the power of print and a range of guests who run both long-established and brand new publications.
To be held on the 19th of November, the “thread running through the day this year is ‘Escaping the Algorithm’, ” the team writes on Instagram. “Everybody’s talking about getting offline, reducing their screen time and defying the algorithm. What better way to do that than enjoy a print magazine? But can the magazines themselves exist outside the digital realm? Or do publishers have to play the algorithm game?”
Guests include Claire Belhassine – founder of Godmothers, Chris Clarke – editorial creative director of The Guardian, Lucy Roeber – editor of Erotic Review, Charlotte Rubesa – founder of Quiet Media and Emily Tobin, editor of The World of Interiors.
Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite now. You can also join the event digitally. Follow magCulture for more updates.
Details:
Thursday 19 November
12 PM – 5 PM
Vitsœ, London
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/magculture/
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magculture-live-ldn26-tickets-2002134753945?aff=LDN26hp01
Eye magazine to host first ever Type Tuesday North this November
Type Tuesday is a much loved event held by Eye magazine, the perfect series for everyone interested in graphic design, typography, type design, photography, illustration and visual culture. They’ve held the event in London for over a decade, but for the first time ever it’s moving up North for an edition named ‘My favourite logo’.
The early evening event will take place on the 13th of October 2026 at the David Crow Lecture Theatre, Lowry Building, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Met. The line-up comprises Marianne Ashton-Booth, Yas Banks, Stanley Chow, Katy Cowan, Malcolm Garrett, Jessica Lee, Craig Oldham and James Wrigley. (Note: the panel can’t talk about their own logos.)
Doors open 5.30pm. There will be a pop-up shop selling the latest issue, #Eye110, plus bargain back issues. Tickets are available here.
Details:
13th October 2026
5:30pm onwards
David Crow Lecture Theatre, Lowry Building, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Met
Links:
Tasting Notes magazine fair will bring together over 25 foodie magazines and stores
As published by Max Meighen on LinkedIn this week, the brand new Tasting Notes event is set to take place this month. “I love magazine fairs! I love them so much that I decided to organize one,” Max writes.
“Inspired by the amazing Food in Print fair, Tasting Notes will be bringing together 25+ food-focused magazine publishers and book stores. Our friends at Caper will be onsite, curating a selection of food books, and running a panel discussion covering the latest in taste, hospitality, and fashion.”
Supported by the Casa Magazines, the event will be held on the 17th of October from 11am to 6pm.
Details:
October 17th 2026
11am – 6pm
The Lighthouse, 58 Kent St. Brooklyn
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